Meat-cutter.



C. LINDSEY.

` MEAT CUTTER.

- APPLICATIQN' FILED JUNE-2| i916- 'l 1,218,09C`i. 'v h PatentedManalsu.

linlolz. Lindsey V ATTORNEY Y To all wir-.om t may concerns.

' v -Be it known that I, CLINTON UNITEDi STATES ISSATENT oFFIoE.- i

CLINTON LINDsEry or SALEM, NEW JERSEY," AssIGNonoE ONE-HALE To y y WADDINGToN, or wooDsToWN, NEW JERSEY.

LiNnsnY, a

.citizen of the United States, residing at'Salem, in the county of Salem -and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new. and

useful Improvements in Meat-Cutters,- of

which the following isa specication.

- This invention relatestoan improved meat cutter and the principal object of the invention is to provide a meat cutter which may be used for cutting meat preparatory to .making lardfor for any other purpose, im-

'proved means ,being provided for cutting the .meat/into strips and for feeding the meat to the cutting means mentioned and to further provide improved means for cutting the strips of meat into small particles.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this Amachine that the feeder and cutters may be easily rotated through the medium of a crank handleca'rried by the axle of the strip cutter.v

Another object of the invention is to so construct-thismachine thatthe strip cutter and feeder may be rotatably mounted to extend through thev trough or cutting bench ofy the machine, the cutter for cutting the strips into fine parts being rotatably mounted be-l yond oneend of the trough and inoperative panying drawings, wherein relation to a cutting blade secured to the end of the trough floormg.

This inventlon is' illustrated inthe accom- Figure 1 is a view showm cutter in top plan. d

Fig. 2 .is a longitudinal sectional view through .the machine taken along thel line the improved 2 2 of Fig. 1.

s tion.

'I Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewshowing a section of Athe strip cutter in elevation and the flooring of the trough in transverse sec- The trough is provided with-lai' flooring 10 and side walls 11 whichare carried by the standards 12 and 13,-side'rails14 being positioned between the ,standards 12 and 13 and bearing brackets 15 extending from the standards 13. At. one end, of the .trough there is provided a ledger bar 16 whichis carried by a cross bar or strip17 and extends beyond the outer face vof this cross bar so.

that meat cut against the cutting edge of this ledger bar 16 will drop upon' the delivery table 18 down which it will travel to the receiving pan 19. At the opposite e'nd of the trough Specification of Letters Patent.

there is provided a hinge leaffnr table 20 upon which the meat may be placed prior to being passed into the trough. This table is hooks 21 and it will thus be seen that lwhen desired, the table or leaf may be released and permitted to drop down out 'of the way. c

releasably held ,in a raised position bythe The feeding drum 22 and the strip cutting i drum 23 extend .through the trough and have their axles 24 and 25 journaled in the bearmgs 26 carried bythe side bars 14. The gears 27 and 28y which are carried by these axles 24 and 25 mesh with the teeth of the I idler gear 29 and it will thus be seen that 'when the crank handle 30 is turned, rotary motion will' be' transmitted to the drum 22 through the medium of this idler gear 29- and thus the drum caused to rotate in the f same direction that the drinn 23 rotates. A

fly wheel 31 is mounted upon the axle 24 and will thus permit the machine to rotate easily after it has gained s'uflicient momentum. It will of course, be obvious that if desired a belt could be passed around this iiy wheel for driving the machine o r if desired the crank handle 30 could he done away with and a pulley wheel provided upon the axle 25 in place of the crank'handle. -The drum 22 which is the feeding drum is provided with teeth 32and the drum 23 which is the-strip cutter is provided with cutting disks33 positioned in spaced relation 'as shown in Fig.

1 and having their lower portions extending The knife for cuttingk the strips in ine i parts or the mincing knife as it might be Acalled is ,provided with'a shaft 3 4 having spoke arms 35 extending therefrom and terminating infeet136 connected with thecutting blades 37. The shaft of this mincing knife is journaled in the bearing brackets 15 v Tand carries a gear 38 which meshes with the teeth of an idler gear 39 positioned between \the gear 38 and the gear 28. It will thus be seen that when tlie meat is placed inthe trough, it will be engaged by the teeth of the 'feedlng drum and fed tothe strip cutting knife which will cut the meat into strips. These strips will move toward the rear of the trough and across` the cntting edge of the ledger bar 16. The revolving mincing lmife is mounted so thatits blade will engage the -10 extending transverse the edgar bar 16 will cut the strips into fine.

pieces. Thesfe finef pieces will drop )upon/the elivery table 1 8 Tfrom which they willi travel 5 tothe receiving pan 19. W 1

What is claimed i s:-. t

A. -meat slicing and cutting. machine comprising a platform, a feeding drmnrotatably mounted above said platform, a ledger@ bar yqof :the platform at the end thereof, a slicin drum rotatably mounted above -said .plat orm between said feeding' drnm and the ledger bar andprovided withA cuttin disks for sliein meat l5 passin along sai `(platform, said eeding v,drum eing provid L'arms extending `from said shaft, cutting with teeth `positionedv 1 slicmg drum and engaging meat to feed the same along the platform, a shaft` rotatably mounted beyond the end of said platform,

blades 'connected with said'arms and curve `to extend in operative relation to the ledger bar Yas said shafty rotates, and means for rotating said shaft, slicing drum' and feeding AIn testimony lwhereof I alx my signature:

in' presence of two-witnesses.

" CLINTON LNDSEY.

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